Managing health and safety at work

Controlling dangers at work is no different from tackling any other task:

• Recognising the problem;
• Knowing enough about it;
• Deciding what to do;
• Putting the solution into practice. 
   

If you have five or more employees you will need to have a written health and safety policy statement. This sets out how you manage health and safety in your organization and will include a general statement of commitment to controlling health and safety, a list of responsibilities held by named people and arrangements for making sure that health and safety rules are followed.  Remember, you have to put what you write into practice. You must do risk assessments, which are careful examinations of what could cause harm to people in your work. Information on risk assessments can be viewed by clicking here.

Reporting Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences

Employers have a duty under The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) to notify the Health and Safety Executive of accidents and dangerous occurrences that occur in relation of their business activities. The on-line form for notifications, and the associated guidance can be accessed by clicking here.  

You can access more information on this topic by clicking on the following link:  
http://www.hse.gov.uk